Month: July 2003

Question: SPOILER ALERT The ending of chobits confused me a bit and I feel I need a couple things explained. Who are Jima and Dita? Why do they

Mike Tatsugawa, founder of Anime Expo and former chairman of Anime Expo organizing group Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, has formally announced the first Pacific Media

Mandarake, Japan’s largest chain of second hand anime goods shops, opened its current “Summer Big Auction” yesterday. The international auction will close on July 26th and includes such

Kim Kang Won, creator of the popular Korean “manwha” I.N.V.U. will make a rare public appearance at the Borders Northridge store in Northridge, California on Sunday July 20th

Question: Why are manga so expensive? I was in FYE the other day and noticed that TOKYOPOP manga were a whopping 9 bucks! Are they this pricey in

Question: In your opinion, what is the most controversial or complex anime in existence?

Anime News Network’s current Shelf Life column includes a very positive review of AN Entertainment’s first DVD release Risky Safety volume 1, especially useful for DVD collector’s still

Viz will release the first of two Ceres Collector’s Edition DVD sets on September 16th. The first $49.98 set will include TV episodes 1-12 with a new Yuu

Konami has opened a website for its Juuni Kokki adventure game for the Playstation 2, scheduled for Japanese release on August 28th. Source: Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo

Cyberconnect2, the Japanese development studio behind Tail Concerto and the .Hack RPGs, has announced development of a PS2 action/fighting game based on Naruto, titled “Narutimet Hero” (a wordplay

The Japanese Sankei Sports Newspaper has published the first photos of idol/actress Sato Eriko dressed in the Honey Kisaragi and Cutey Honey costumes from director Hideaki Anno’s upcoming

AniFactor has published an exclusive interview with composer Yuki Kajiura, best known to American anime fans for the soundtracks to Noir and .Hack. AniFactor has also published a

This year’s ConnectiCon sci-fi and fantasy convention will include a major focus on anime, featuring appearances by voice actors Marc Matney (Ken Nakajima from You’re Under Arrest) and

AD Vision has opened its official English language homepage for Kino’s Journey: The Beautiful World. Some information on the site is already out of date or inaccurate (for

The official Japanese website for Kami Takashi Gatai Godannar (Soul of God Unite Godannar) is now open. The series will premier on Japanese television on July 20th. This